Historical milestones commemorated on August 22

August 22 marks several significant historical milestones. In 1851, the schooner America won a trophy off the English coast that became known as the America’s Cup.

Other notable events occurring on this date include the start of the Haitian Revolution in 1791, the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910, and the death of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins in 1922.

In the United States, historical events include a 1965 baseball brawl between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers, a 1972 bank robbery in Brooklyn, the 1989 death of Black Panther co-founder Huey P. Newton, and President Bill Clinton signing welfare reform in 1996.